“Buy-in”: a term we hear often in sport.The team that “buys in” to the system, to their respective roles, to team culture will find success.This has never been more true or needed than right now as the NHL attempts to return to play in a pandemic.The league has undergone a phased-in approach to return to play, which includes four phases.As training camps open, the NHL transitions from Phase 2 — voluntary, individual and small group training in club facilities — to Phase 3, organized training camp activities in preparation for the resumption of competition.As players, coaches and team personnel come together for the first time as a complete group, their ability to buy into every single protocol put in place by the NHL is.